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Tag Archives: Fort Pickens
Paths – We Follow Many Paths
There are many kinds of paths; woodland, winding, historical, paved, and virtual–We all follow many paths throughout life. Here are some of my favorite types of paths for this week’s Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge with the topic of Path.
Posted in Photo Challenge
Tagged Cedars of Lebanon, dune, exploration, Florida, Fort Pickens, history, path, paths, Photo Challenge, Port St. Joe, unknown, Virginia, Yorktown
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Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Any Kind of Bricks…
Brick Casemates at Fort Pickens, Florida Fort Pickens, on a barrier island across the bay from Pensacola, Florida, is a fascinating place to explore, and the fort has plenty of brick structures to satisfy this challenge. To see more, go … Continue reading
Posted in Renaissance Bucket List
Tagged black and white, bricks, casemates, Cee's challenge, Florida, Fort Pickens, photography
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Bicycle Built for Two
Photo of the Week – February 25, 2015 Taken: November 09, 2014 This bicycle-built-for-two was left parked along a sand dune path on the way to the Gulf Coast beach in Fort Pickens State Park near Pensacola, Florida. Makes one … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, bicycle-built-for-two, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, sand dune, sepia
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The Blue Angels – Thunder over Pensacola Bay
Introduction Note: Blue Angels – Thunder over the Bay is a continuation of events during our recent trip to Fort Pickens and Pensacola, Florida. The Fort Pickens campground offered a distinct advantage for me. The departure route for training flights … Continue reading
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Tagged acrobatics, airshow, Blue Angels, camping, echelon, formation, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, pilots, solo, speed, travel, writing
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The Batteries of Fort Pickens
Introduction Exploring places like Fort Pickens, i.e., post-Civil War coastal defense installations that are distributed around the coast line of the United States made me realize how fortunate we have been, especially since World War II. Most of our coast … Continue reading
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Tagged canon, Civil War, Florida, Fort Pickens, Fort Story, Gulf, shore defense, state park, WWI, WWII
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Pensacola Lighthouse – Marine Lighthouse Saves Airliner
Several years ago, while working in New Jersey, I developed a photographic interest in lighthouses—since New Jersey has a dozen or more interesting and accessible lighthouses. Consequently, I could not pass up an opportunity to see the Pensacola Light House, … Continue reading
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Tagged airliner, Civil War, Fort Pickens, lighthouse, Naval Air Station, Pensacola
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Fort Pickens, Florida – 118 Years and Two Battles
To suggest that Fort Pickens Campground on Santa Rosa Island, part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, offshore from Pensacola, Florida, is a well-kept secret may not be accurate—there were many visitors and campers there—but it was certainly new to … Continue reading
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Tagged camping, cannon, casemates, Civil War, fort, Fort Pickens, Geronimo, Gulf National Seashore, history, Pensacola
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